tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1167802229504082678..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: But Does It Sell Corn?Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-16626804660388050692016-03-13T05:36:24.822-04:002016-03-13T05:36:24.822-04:00I've been watching the "decline" of ...I've been watching the "decline" of Breitbart and Pajamas Media.<br /><br />In the case of PJM (and maybe Breitbart) it could be argued that the people that they chose to post articles have become less articulate of the original vector of the site.<br /><br />Less Conservative or Constitutional, perhaps.<br /><br />But it seems to me that what has happened is that the comments have been so taken over by trolls and mindless name-calling that any rational dscussion of news and the articles written thereof has become imposssible.<br /><br />Maybe this is the natural progresssion of leftists yelling and disrupting any attempt at convening a rational discusssion of politics and what to do about real-world situations.<br /><br />But it has become clear to me that businesses, TV shows and the culture have decided that it is in their best interest to at least pay lip service to the cultural zeitgeist of global warming, anti-smoking, racial quotas, multiculturalism and diversity rather than arguing from their own self-interested viewpoints.<br /><br />From there, it's a short step to allowing the "shouting down" of minority views.<br /><br />And of course, "selling corn" becomes just a part of "being right." Selling corn, building anything, doing anything, thinking anything is only right if it's in service of fairness, equality and a social justice that is the subjective perview of our betters.<br /><br />I'm drunk and old, but I've seen which side has been doing this all my life.Tim Turnernoreply@blogger.com